Rock 'n Roll Children | ||||
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Released | November 12, 2008 [1] | |||
Genre | Heavy Metal, Power metal | |||
Length | 41:07 | |||
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Producer | Jimmy Westerlund Co-Producers: André Linman, Patrick Linman, Mats Persson, Erik Mårtensson and Johan Becker | |||
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The first single from the album, Break Away, was released 22 September 2008. [5]
Rock 'n Roll Children was released in Germany 16 January 2009, [6] with a different track listing. [7]
Bonus tracks: [4]
The German release of the album featured a different track listing. [7]
A special digipak version released in Germany featured a bonus DVD. [6] [7]
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